Vascularity during wound maturation correlates with fragmentation of serum albumin but not ceruloplasmin, transferrin, or haptoglobin. 2010

Christine Bolitho, and Munira Xaymardan, and Garry W Lynch, and Hans Zoellner
Department of Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine, University of Sydney, Westmead Centre for Oral Health, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia.

Reduced vascularity during wound maturation is mediated by endothelial apoptosis. Albumin has an anti-apoptotic activity for endothelium, which increases up to 100-fold on albumin fragmentation (AF). We now report that levels of AF correlate with changing vascularity during wound maturation. Both scarring and adipogenic wound-healing models were established in mice. Western blots of granulation tissue revealed AF concurrent with periods of high vascularity as determined by thin-section microscopy, with reduced AF on wound maturation (p<0.02). In profiling AF, the levels of 27.5 and 39 kDa fragments were reduced on maturation of both scarring and adipogenic wounds (p<0.005), as were the levels of an additional 17.5 kDa fragment prominent only in adipogenic wounds (p<0.001). A 49 kDa albumin fragment was found to be reduced during maturation of scarring (p<0.001) but not adipogenic wounds. For comparison, we probed for transferrin, ceruloplasmin, and haptoglobin fragmentation on the basis that like albumin, these are considered acute-phase transport proteins. Minimal fragmentation of transferrin and ceruloplasmin was seen, along with partial dissociation of haptoglobin subunits, but these did not correlate with AF or vascularity. Our findings are consistent with a role for AF in regulating granulation tissue vascularity during healing.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008853 Microscopy The use of instrumentation and techniques for visualizing material and details that cannot be seen by the unaided eye. It is usually done by enlarging images, transmitted by light or electron beams, with optical or magnetic lenses that magnify the entire image field. With scanning microscopy, images are generated by collecting output from the specimen in a point-by-point fashion, on a magnified scale, as it is scanned by a narrow beam of light or electrons, a laser, a conductive probe, or a topographical probe. Compound Microscopy,Hand-Held Microscopy,Light Microscopy,Optical Microscopy,Simple Microscopy,Hand Held Microscopy,Microscopy, Compound,Microscopy, Hand-Held,Microscopy, Light,Microscopy, Optical,Microscopy, Simple
D002570 Ceruloplasmin A multi-copper blood FERROXIDASE involved in iron and copper homeostasis and inflammation. Caeruloplasmin,Ferroxidase,Ceruloplasmin Ferroxidase,Ceruloplasmin Oxidase,Ferroxidase I,alpha(2)-Ceruloplasmin,Ferroxidase, Ceruloplasmin,Oxidase, Ceruloplasmin
D006097 Granulation Tissue A vascular connective tissue formed on the surface of a healing wound, ulcer, or inflamed tissue. It consists of new capillaries and an infiltrate containing lymphoid cells, macrophages, and plasma cells. Granulation Tissues,Tissue, Granulation,Tissues, Granulation
D006242 Haptoglobins Plasma glycoproteins that form a stable complex with hemoglobin to aid the recycling of heme iron. They are encoded in man by a gene on the short arm of chromosome 16. Haptoglobin
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D012709 Serum Albumin A major protein in the BLOOD. It is important in maintaining the colloidal osmotic pressure and transporting large organic molecules. Plasma Albumin,Albumin, Serum
D014168 Transferrin An iron-binding beta1-globulin that is synthesized in the LIVER and secreted into the blood. It plays a central role in the transport of IRON throughout the circulation. A variety of transferrin isoforms exist in humans, including some that are considered markers for specific disease states. Siderophilin,Isotransferrin,Monoferric Transferrins,Serotransferrin,Transferrin B,Transferrin C,beta 2-Transferrin,beta-1 Metal-Binding Globulin,tau-Transferrin,Globulin, beta-1 Metal-Binding,Metal-Binding Globulin, beta-1,Transferrins, Monoferric,beta 1 Metal Binding Globulin,beta 2 Transferrin,tau Transferrin
D014945 Wound Healing Restoration of integrity to traumatized tissue. Healing, Wound,Healings, Wound,Wound Healings
D051379 Mice The common name for the genus Mus. Mice, House,Mus,Mus musculus,Mice, Laboratory,Mouse,Mouse, House,Mouse, Laboratory,Mouse, Swiss,Mus domesticus,Mus musculus domesticus,Swiss Mice,House Mice,House Mouse,Laboratory Mice,Laboratory Mouse,Mice, Swiss,Swiss Mouse,domesticus, Mus musculus
D018919 Neovascularization, Physiologic The development of new BLOOD VESSELS during the restoration of BLOOD CIRCULATION during the healing process. Angiogenesis, Physiologic,Angiogenesis, Physiological,Neovascularization, Physiological,Physiologic Angiogenesis,Physiologic Neovascularization,Physiological Angiogenesis,Physiological Neovascularization

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